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A review by beartrapped
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Notable for: beautifully nested narratives, candid character writing, expertly tackling subject matter
One of those classics that really does feel like it would do it a disservice to give it less than 5 stars, so. Having not read this before now, I was surprised by and loved Art Spiegelman's pulpy underground comic sensibilities meshed with this story, as well as how much focus there was on him as an artist and the meditation on the process of adapting something like a Holocaust narrative into this medium.
One of those classics that really does feel like it would do it a disservice to give it less than 5 stars, so. Having not read this before now, I was surprised by and loved Art Spiegelman's pulpy underground comic sensibilities meshed with this story, as well as how much focus there was on him as an artist and the meditation on the process of adapting something like a Holocaust narrative into this medium.